Let the Madness Begin!!! Join the TRiKC for March Madness.  Tournament Time is official here. We hope you will secure your place in this year’s fun and games. Your entry is FREE! 

The winner of the pool will receive receives one year added to his or her current Single TRiKC Membership, second place receives a TRiKC T-shirt, and third place receives a TRiKC Race Belt. If you are the best in the nation, you could win an Infiniti. 

Anyone can participate, but you must be a current registered TRiKC member to win any of the prizes. One entry per person. 

Points are awarded for each of your winning team(s) in each round as follows: 

Round One: 1 point

Round Two: 2 points

Round Three: 4 points

Round Four: 8 points

Round Five: 16 points

Final Game: 32 points

Tiebraker: Total points in the final game 

NOTE: For Rounds One and Two, there are Bonus Points - The seed of the winning team is added to the correct pick total. Ex. If the 12th seed wins and your weight is 1, then 13 points would be credited for the Win. 

To get in on the action, click on the title above and register or simply send an email to TRiKC@kc.rr.com no later than the day before the first tournament game and we will send you an invite.

TRiKC and the Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation Department are proud to invite you to the TRiKC Longview Jr. Triathlon which will be held on July 25, 2010 at the Longview Recreation Center. For individual participants, the event consists of a 100 yard pool swim, a 3 mile bike, and a 1 mile run for children ages 10 and under (short course). For children ages 11 to 14, the event consists of a 200 yard pool swim, 6 mile bike, and 2 mile run (long course). We also have a Teen Elite division (ages 15 to 17) consisting of a 300 yard swim, 9 mile bike, and 3 mile run.

TRiKC Winter Indoor Triathlon Challenge Series

Would you like to increase your Speed, increase your Endurance, test yourself in Race Conditions, and learn how to Race Better and more Comfortably?

Despite the popular mantra, anything is not possible. You cannot sit on the couch and expect to race well. Your training will dictate how well you race. In other words, racing is just an extension of your training. During the cold winter months in the Midwest you not have the opportunity to train in race conditions. Until Now! The TRiKC Winter Indoor Triathlon Challenge Series will give you that opportunity.

Do not wait until your first triathlon to find out that your expectations were not met or that you have not been training properly.  For the first time, with TRiKC’s Winter Indoor Triathlon Challenge Series you can experiment with different race strategies and tactics to determine what works best for you when you line up for the start of your first triathlon in 2010. Find out how well you swim in a group, how you bike on a hilly or flat course, and how to run better coming off the bike. Go into this season smarter, faster, and stronger.

Whatever your goal, in the sport of triathlon the opponent never really changes: it's you vs. you. In the TRiKC Winter Indoor Triathlon Challenge Series you will have only one opponent, you! The goal is to see if you can improve your distances over the span of four races while analyzing how you can race more efficiently.

The TRiKC Winter Indoor Triathlon Challenge Series consists of four indoor simulated triathlons each lasting one hour. Here is how the hour for each event will be divided: * 15-minute swim in the pool, wetsuit legal; *Transition 1; *Bike ride in the Cycle Studio or on your own trainer/bike ending at ending at 40 minutes into the event; * Transition 2; *Run on the track ending at 60 minutes into the event; *the Finish Line! 

You will measure your performance by distance covered in each of the three legs. The more distance you cover, the better you will have performed. The general triathlon rules will apply except that you are allowed to use your iPod or mp3 player during the event.

TRiKC Winter Indoor Triathlon Challenge Series is grass roots event. There will be no trophies for the winners, t-shirts for the participants, or $80+ race entry fees. Rather, the series will give you the motivation to improve your conditioning this winter and the opportunity to truly analyze how you race best while still having the opportunity to take home one of the prizes that will be randomly given out at each event. Can “you” improve your performance? Register today and find out. 

The series will consist of four indoor triathlons lasting one hour each on January 24, February 28, March 14, and April 18. Each triathlon will start at 9:20am with the last of 5 heats starting at 11:00am.  Your heat will be assigned after registration depending on the number of participants in each event. There will be ten triathletes in each heat.

The cost for TRiKC members to register for all four of the triathlons in the series is just $25.00! TRiKC members can also register for individual triathlons for just $10.00 each. Those who are not current TRiKC members can register for the series of four triathlons for $55.00 or can register for the individual triathlons for $25.00 each.

This year make sure to put your skills to practice in training before testing them on the big occasion; the off-season is a great time to rehearse your tactics so put it to good use in the TRiKC Winter Indoor triathlon Challenge Series.

Register today at Active.com, these Tris will fill up fast. You do not want to be left out in the cold this winter!

Click Here to Register.

In 2010 the 30^th Annual Topeka Tinman will reclaim its’ shine! 

Join Sherpa Sports & Ultramax on June 19^th at Lake Shawnee as they bring this historic event to a level not seen in recent years.  The Tinman will feature both a Long Course & Short Course triathlon along with a Duathlon.   “We are honored and thrilled to be producing the Tinman in 2010.  It has long been a favorite race on the calendar for athletes and we are excited to surpass their expectations.   We jumped at the chance to work with the Shawnee County Parks and Recreation and are thrilled to be able to use Lake Shawnee for the 30^th annual Tinman,” said Co-Race Director Ryan Robinson and owner of Sherpa Sports.  Ryan is also the Race Director of the popular K-Swiss Ironman 70.3 Kansas & the upcoming K-Swiss Ironman 70.3 Branson in Branson, Missouri.

The Long Course will consist of a 1 mile swim, 20 mile bike and 6.5 mile run along Lake Shawnee.

The Short Course will consist of a 500 meter swim, 12 mile bike and 3.1 mile run.

The Topeka TInman is one of the longest running triathlons in the United States.  In 2010, the Tinman will become part of the Ultramax Championship Series.   The Ultramax Championship Series launched in 2004 and is a competition comprised of Ultramax owned races and a select few other races  in the Midwest.   Participants are awarded points at each Ultramax Series Race and are ranked in a similar fashion as the USAT rankings.  Winners are eligible for season ending prizes.  “What an honor it is to be a caretaker to one of Americas’ longest running events.  We are eager to give athletes what they have been wanting and to celebrate the Tinman’s 30^th Anniversary in special fashion!  We look forward to a safe, challenging and fun race for all!” said Co-Race Director Mark Livesay and owner of Ultramax Events.  Mark is also the Race Director for dozens of events across the United States including the 2010 USAT HalfMax Championships being held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Special Features for 2010:

·         Ultramax Timing & Scoring!

·         Professional Race Announcer!

·         5-Time World Champion Simon Lessing will compete!

·         Wizard of Oz theme…to include a yellow brick road finish!

·         Custom Awards!

·         Professional Race Chute!

·         Tech T-shirt!

·         Custom Race Goody!

·         All the food and drink you can eat post-race buffet!

·         More to come!

For more information visit:  www.topekatinmantri.com

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